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Researchers Warned About AIDS Grants

Posted by michael on from the read-no-evil dept.

winksmith writes "The NYTimes (free registration, etc.) is reporting that scientists researching STD's (including AIDS) must be careful in the wording of reports and particularly of grant requests. many have been verbally warned that phrases like: "sex workers," "men who sleep with men," "anal sex" and "needle exchange," may cause the government to withhold grant money."

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  1. wording by Per+Wigren · · Score: 5, Funny

    many have been verbally warned that phrases like: "sex workers," "men who sleep with men," "anal sex" and "needle exchange," may cause the government to withhold grant money.

    Instead they were requested to use phrases like "hookers", "faggots", "buttfucking" and "junkies".

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